Moneypuck Awards for NHL Goaltenders in 2013-14

Moneypuck Awards for NHL Goaltenders in 2013-14

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There are more ways to measure goalies than with wins, losses and goals-against average. Modern hockey analytics has produced many ways to find those who excel in various undervalued aspects of the game. Who were this year's moneypuck netminders?

To answer that question we have selected 10 less-publicized statistical categories that identify the game's most consistent goalies, for example, or those playing the toughest minutes or who are excelling in the shootout or the penalty kill.

In each case we'll describe the category, explain the measurement, link to the raw data source and reveal the top five. The minimum cutoff will be at my arbitrary but hopefully reasonable discretion, with those prominent names who just missed the cut included as an afternote.

Which goalies have hidden talents in particular aspects of the game? Turn over to begin.

Semyon Varlamov, Most Consistent

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Category: The starting goalie who most consistently gives his team a chance to win.

Measured By: Quality starts, which are awarded not based on wins and losses, but on how frequently a goalie stops a league-average number of shots. Data source is Hockey Abstract.

Leaderboard

73.3 percent, Semyon Varlamov, Colorado Avalanche, 44 of 60 starts

69.0 percent, Tuukka Rask, Boston Bruins, 40 of 58

65.1 percent, Cory Schneider, New Jersey Devils, 28 of 43

64.4 percent, Carey Price, Montreal Canadiens, 38 of 59

63.5 percent, Ben Bishop, Tampa Bay Lightning, 40 of 63

Minimum 40 starts

Frederik Andersen, Avoiding Blowouts

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Category: The starting goalie who least frequently gets blown away, costing his team any chance of victory.

*Note: Cam Talbot was perfect in his 19 and would have finished third even if his 20th start was a blowout. Martin Jones and Alex Stalock were each 1-of-18.

Carter Hutton, Relief Goaltending

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Category: The ability to come into a game cold and relieve the struggling or injured starting goalie, giving the team a chance to turn a game around. Historically known as the "Josh Harding" award (he usually wins).

Measured By: Save percentage when coming into a game in relief. Data source is Hockey Abstract.

Jhonas Enroth, Least Goal Support

Category: The goalie who receives the least goal support from his own team. This isn't a reflection of a goalie's skill, of course, but perhaps the hardships he suffered.

Measured By: Average team goals scored per 60 minutes in games in which the goalie started. Data source is Hockey Abstract.

Leaderboard

1.84, Jhonas Enroth, Buffalo Sabres, 26 starts

1.91, Cory Schneider, New Jersey Devils, 43 starts

1.92, Reto Berra, Calgary/Colorado, 29 starts

1.93, Ray Emery, Philadelphia Flyers, 21 starts

2.08, Eddie Lack, Vancouver Canucks, 37 starts

Minimum 20 starts

James Reimer, Heaviest Workload

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Category: The goalie who earns his pay by facing the heaviest average workload.

Measured By: The Corsi statistic was actually invented by a former Buffalo goalie coach for this exact reason. It was initially intended to measure a goalie's workload by counting how many attempted shots he faced, in this case per 60 minutes of play. Only a decade later was it applied to teams (as a proxy for puck possession) and/or individual players. Data is source is Extra Skater.

Leaderboard

69.6, James Reimer, Toronto Maple Leafs

64.9, Jonathan Bernier, Toronto Maple Leafs

62.3, Carey Price, Montreal Canadiens

60.4, Semyon Varlamov, Colorado Avalanche

60.2, Braden Holtby, Washington Capitals

Minimum 20 games

Justin Peters, Tough Minutes

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Category: The goalie who is selected to take on the team's toughest opponents.

Measured By: The average shooting percentage of a goalie's opponents with the number of shots he's blasted taken into account. Data source is Hockey Abstract.

Leaderboard

8.95 percent, Justin Peters, Carolina Hurricanes

8.92 percent, Dan Ellis, Dallas/Florida

8.91 percent, Pekka Rinne, Nashville Predators

8.84 percent, Al Montoya, Winnipeg Jets

8.81 percent, Reto Berra, Calgary/Colorado

Minimum 20 games played

Note: Among those who played at least 40 games Ryan Miller was first at 8.76 percent.

Eddie Lack, the Shootout

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Category: Helping his team secure valuable points in the standings by winning shootouts.

Measured By: Shootout save percentage. Whether it's random variation or a repeatable skill, it adds up to serious points in the standings. Data source is NHL.com.

Semyon Varlamov, Contract Value

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Category: The goalie who provides the most contract value for the dollar.

Measured By: Goals versus salary (GVS), a high-level measurement of the number of goals prevented relative to what could have been achieved by someone with the same cap hit. Data source is Hockey Abstract.